Shedding Tears

September 26, 2009

By Anonymous, Cedar City, UT

Image Credit: Ashley D., Philadelphia, PA

The author's comments:

Just a real life poem I wrote.

Tears tremble within grey-blue eyes Barely held back after the unwelcome surprise She could get whiplash from the jolt of it all When she comes home her feelings, just fall One minute happy as she leaps through the door The next minute, petrified as the phone hits the floor Yelling and screaming for a forgotten responsibility not her own She thought her life was better; turns out the good times were just on a loan Crying and trembling, she knows not what to do Stick up for herself or be thrown down too The girl swallows her pride in favor of peace Hoping and praying the dark times would cease She creeps up the stairs, her backpack on shoulder As she opens the door she feels weight on her chest like a boulder Smiles and laughter are afraid to be seen here Though hurtful words, pain, and misery are constantly near Again crying alone, with no one to comfort Its apparent to her that there is no such thing as a “just desert” If only the tormenter of her kin Would be thrown away by her mother and into the bin As woman to woman she didn’t understand how her mom could let continue such bad It seemed her mother was hoping that the increasing violence was a passing fad The girl hated her father and placed small blame on her mother If he would but disappear the trio of family could move on to something rather other Mother and daughter, sister and sister All held contempt for the home’s only mister After every large scrimmage her mother would smile Telling her they would leave after only a little while Lies, lies, all lies or maybe weakness, cowardess and sorrow The girl looked to the moon wishing that some other teen’s life she could borrow

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